pelagic bird

Noun
  1. Bird of the open seas (synset 102060385)
    is a type of: sea bird, seabird, seafowl - a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
    subtypes:
    • procellariiform seabird - large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
    • albatross, mollymawk - large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
    • petrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
    • diving petrel - any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
    same as: oceanic bird

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